Posts by Author: Alex Baker

Downhill Camera-Throw apparently becomes new Winter Olympics sport
We’ve all heard of the Highland Fling, but have you heard about the Downhill Camera Fling? One unlucky photographer at the Beijing Winter Olympics decided…
Astrophotographer captures James Webb telescope from 1 million kilometers away
Astrophotographer Jason Guenzel captured this incredible image of the Rosette Nebula with the James Webb telescope en route to its parking orbit. He managed to…
This little pill camera could be the end of colonoscopies
A tiny camera that fits inside a pill-sized capsule has revolutionised cancer screening in Scotland. Over two thousand patients have now used the PillCam rather…
Shoot With Me wants to be the Airbnb for photographers
Shoot With Me has launched fully across the USA and Canada. The new platform serves to hook up photography assistants and second shooters with studios…
Don’t make these mistakes when shooting with natural light
Natural light is probably what most of us begin with when we are starting to get into portrait photography. It makes sense. The sun is…
How to get perfect long exposures the easy way with a 10 stop ND filter
One of the things I was a bit confused by when I first started out in photography was the subject of filters. What, when and…
I lit a whole castle with a small wearable LED light
Yes, you read the title correctly. Well, almost. If I’m being completely honest actually I used four small wearable LED lights, and admittedly it…
Canon shuts down factory in China citing ‘unprecedented difficulties’
Canon has announced the imminent shutdown of its main factory, the Zhuhai Factory based in Southern China. The factory was in operation for 32 years…
How to earn $100,000 this year from your photography
How do you make $100,000 as a photographer? Start with $200,000! Sorry, jokes aside, it is technically possible. I mean, there are photographers out there…





































